Holocaust Memorial Day will be commemorated at the war memorial in Royal Tunbridge Wells on Monday 27 January from 10.45am.

The Deputy Mayor, Cllr David Osborne, will join others who will gather at the memorial from 10.45am. At 11am the Mayor will lay flowers and make a short address to those present. Attendees are welcome to meet in the Green Room after for a few words and readings delivered by local people. 

We remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, alongside the millions murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups. We also remember the more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. 

This Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia.  

We hope that HMD 2025 can be an opportunity for people to come together, learn both from and about the past, and take actions to make a better future for all. There are many things we can all do to create a better future. We can speak up against Holocaust and genocide denial and distortion; we can challenge prejudice; we can encourage others to learn about the Holocaust and more recent genocides"